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Europe
Asiatic Lloyd takes in two more boxships
Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd has taken delivery of two 4,250 teu boxships from German owner Reederei Schepers, according to Alphaliner. One…
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Asia
Explosion on Indian VLCC off Oman
Three crew are missing and another has been helicoptered to hospital suffering burns after an Indian VLCC in ballast caught…
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Containers
Nairobi decides to revive Kenya National Shipping Line
The Kenyan government has approved the revival of state-owned Kenya National Shipping Line (KNSL). As part of the planned restructuring…
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Greater China
Iceberg seeks to sink Noble with lawsuit campaign
Iceberg Research, the arch-critic of embattled Noble Group, is seeking to get current and past securities holders to sue the…
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Asia
Pan Ocean back at New Times for more bulkers
South Korea’s Pan Ocean, in the midst of a significant fleet rejuvenation programme, has eschewed local shipbuilders and headed to…
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Greater China
Fortune Ocean exercises bulker options
Chinese owner Fortune Ocean has exercised options for bulkers from an order originally placed a year ago. Tianjing Xingang Shipyard…
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Americas
VLCC terminals set to spread far and wide across the US Gulf
New York-based tanker broker Poten & Partners has detailed the sudden raft of landmark VLCC terminals potentially being built around…
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Tankers
Horrible year for product tanker owners: Gibson
Product tanker owners are likely to remain in a depressed mood through to 2020, London broker Gibson is warning in…
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Europe
Zeaborn gets rid of famous German shipping brands ER Schiffahrt and Rickmers Shipmanagement
One of Germany’s chief shipping consolidators, Bremen-based Zeaborn Group is combining its shipmanagement activities under the new brand Zeaborn Ship…
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Ports and Logistics
Residents evacuated following severe Antwerp port fire
Municipal authorities in the Belgian city of Antwerp were forced yesterday to evacuate all people and ships within an 1.8…
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Asia
IHI’s Aichi Works closes for good
A famous site in Japanese shipbuilding history is no more. The Aichi Works, belonging to conglomerate IHI, closed down on…
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Operations
Livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson unveils dramatic new podcast series
Splash’s livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson, whose searing articles for this site have helped bring change to the sector, has…
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Europe
Under pressure Hapag-Lloyd ‘critically reviewing the economic viability’ of its ship systems
Germany’s top boxline Hapag-Lloyd is awash in red ink and is conducting a massive fleet-wide review of its operations to…
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Europe
‘Dry bulk supply expanding at lowest pace of the last decade’: Pappas
The CEO of the largest New York-listed bulker outfit has given a bullish outlook on prospects for the sector. Commenting…
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Europe
Wallenius Wilhelmsen sets aside $140m for 20 more scrubber retrofits
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has become the latest big shipping brand to commit to major scrubber investments ahead of the 2020…
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Asia
Salvors ready to offload bunker fuel from stricken Shreyas boxship
A salvage team yesterday managed to install equipment to the severely damaged Shreyas boxship to siphon off fuel from the…
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Europe
Norden joins Maersk in downgrading full year forecast
Citing the “very weak” tanker spot market, Norden has become the second Danish owner in consecutive days to lower its…
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Asia
PSA becomes majority shareholder of digital trade enabler CrimsonLogic
Singapore terminal operator PSA International has become the majority shareholder in compatriot digital trade enabler CrimsonLogic. “Alongside the PSA global…
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Asia
Wilhelmsen drone delivery project takes off in Singapore
Fresh from sealing a cooperation deal with Airbus on shore-to-ship delivery, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been selected to help develop…
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Asia
Keppel steps away from Baku Shipyard
Singapore shipbuilding conglomerate Keppel has jettisoned its Azerbaijan shipyard commitments as it focuses its energies on securing a solid line…
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